Amazon Games & Software Downloader

What is Amazon Games & Software Downloader? (from Amazon Services)

You can play free trial versions of over 1,000 game downloads before purchasing them. The free trial version lets you play games on a limited basis; for example, play for a limited amount of time. Purchase the game at any point during or after your trial for unlimited play. You need to install the Amazon Games & Soft... Read more

Overview

Amazon Games & Software Downloader is a program developed by Amazon Services. The most used version is 2.0.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.76 MB of memory. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 8.56 MB (8,974,923 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 98% of users of Amazon Games & Software Downloader come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

(From the publisher) “You need to install the Amazon Games & Software Downloader (for Windows XP/Vista/7, 3.0MB) before you can download games and software. The Amazon Games & Software Downloader allows you to download games or software...”

Behaviors exhibited

AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DF04A78B-CDA3-4D67-A4DE-4E142AA395D2}' (runs on registration).

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AmazonGSDownloaderTray_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.

Service

AmazonGSDownloaderService.exe runs as a service named 'Amazon Download Agent' (Amazon Download Agent).

Startup File (All Users Run)

AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AmazonGSDownloaderTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\Amazon\Amazon Games & Software Downloader\AmazonGSDownloaderTray.exe.